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Canton board readies Judson Court stormwater design and to seek hazard-mitigation funding
Summary
Board members reviewed a $210,000 final-design estimate for the Judson Court stormwater project, discussed planning for a 25-year storm standard, and previewed a mid-April resolution to apply for a hazard-mitigation grant (deadline April 30) that would require a roughly 25% local match for an estimated $6 million project.
Board members spent the meeting’s most substantive segment discussing stormwater infrastructure and funding strategy for the Judson Court Street project and broader villagewide planning.
The board heard that final-design costs for the Judson Court project currently sit at about $210,000 and that the infrastructure committee recommends designing to a 25-year storm standard rather than the smaller 10-year threshold. Committee members said designing for a larger storm requires additional review of connected sewer and water systems and will increase upfront design work but better positions the village to protect critical infrastructure and make the project grant-ready.
Officials outlined a multi-pronged grant approach: pursuing ESD-directed hazard-mitigation funds that would flow into FEMA programs, applying through CFA-related streams in May, and seeking other state and regional sources. The board was told the full implementation cost estimate is in the multi‑million‑dollar range (board discussion referenced roughly $6 million as a working figure) and that the hazard-mitigation application carries a roughly 25% local match requirement. A March discussion flagged April 30 as a key filing date and previewed a mid‑April resolution committing the village to the match so the application can proceed.
The board also discussed an intergovernmental option: supporting St. Lawrence County’s application to ESD that would pair county and village funding for parts of the infrastructure work. That measure — presented as a resolution on the agenda — passed by voice vote and signals coordinated county‑village planning for sections of the drainage network that cross jurisdictional boundaries.
Members said they do not plan to request full board approval to spend design money immediately; instead, they intend to continue lining up grants and to return with a specific authorization once grant contracts and engineering scopes are clearer. The repeated rationale was to complete design work so the village is ready to receive and deploy federal mitigation dollars if awarded and to improve competitiveness on grant scoring.
Next steps: the board expects a formal resolution mid‑April to apply for hazard‑mitigation funding (application due April 30) and indicated it will likely seek further board action on final design authorization in the coming months once grant packaging and engineer scopes are finalized.
